Design And Development Of Mobile Application For Small Scale Dry Clearning Business

INTRODUCTION
The idea to develop this application for the customers or users that are looking for the dry cleaners for cleaning their clothes. Customers will be able to order for pickup laundry and request has been sent to the dry cleaner. Dry cleaners will be able to accept or reject the customer’s order. Once dry cleaners accept the order then dry cleaner will find the nearby driver for pick up the order of the customer, Gorge porgy(2013). Drivers will have the ability to contact the customer as well using the app.Once a driver pick-up the cloths from the customers address then they will be able to get the notification about the address of the dry cleaner (nearest partner) based on the GPS location in the app so that they will be able to reach to dry cleaner place, ZED(2014).
Drivers will submit the registration form along with the details in the applocation and after verification and approval, they will be able to access the applications are an integral part of every business, whether small or large, developing applications to sell products, and to interact with customers is an ideal way to help improve a business. Ademola j.b, Gbenga and zugg (2012)
This project studies the development of mobile applications, through methodologies, android literature and through similar applications. The outcome of these learning processes will assist in the implementation of the application.
This project is about development of a smartphone application for a Dry Cleaning Business. It will be developed using an Android platform, as it’s dominant in the smart-phone market and will consist of features and functions required by the stakeholder. The application will include features such as booking items to be collected or delivered for the clients to view their order status, see all the services they offer and view the products they sell along with their prices. Android (2010). To be able to use this application, the clients must first complete the registration process and then they will be able to use its services.

1.2. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The current system of dry cleaning suffers the following;
1. It is time consuming for placing and delivery of services
2. Insufficient communication between the business/ enterprise and the clients.
3. Pick up and drop off time is very stressful

1.3. AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The research work aimed at developing a mobile application for small business which will help with interaction within the business and the customers.

OBJECTIVES
1. Eliminate manual cataloguing of clothes
2. Eliminate manual searching for customer’s clothes
3. Eliminate such error as misplaced/miscataloged clothes
4. Reporting of any missing or late clothes
5. Must be safe for end users
6. Have manual back-up if the system fails

1.4. SCOPE AND LIMITATION.
This project is centred on scheduling i.e. the pickup and drop off time and limited to Minna metro poly Niger State.
1.5. THE SIGNIFICANT OF STUDY.
The significant of this study or research work is to develop a software or program which can assist in scheduling, pick up and drop off time within the enterprises and Minna metropolis at large.

1.6. DEFINATION OF TERMS
It is important to have enlightens in a project report like this. In order to define some of the key terminology use. For smooth reading and view by anybody that pickup especially computer illiterate.
i Cataloguing; to arrange a list of things in order (clothes)
ii Android; a mobile operating system
iii GPS; a tracking unit navigation device normally carried by a moving vehicle or person.
iv Metropolis; a large important city or a specific locations or region
v Scheduling; a plan that list all the work you have to do and when you must do each thing